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<blockquote data-quote="S1W" data-source="post: 115070" data-attributes="member: 16947"><p>Reading through this thread about TRT and libido/sex, I figured this is a good place to share this story about my experience in that area with TRT. So here's a little personal anecdote that for me, is huge. TRT + low dose daily tadalafil has been nothing short of life changing for me in terms of sex. A few years ago, I injured my penis during sex. I was half in the mood, and therefore was half hard. Something didn't feel right. The next time I got an erection, it hurt. I figured "huh, that's kinda weird, but it'll probably go away". But it didn't. Erections continued to be painful and began to be very short-lived. It was like I would get an erection, it would be intensely painful, and it would quickly go away. Sex was becoming more difficult because of all of this, and I began to notice a slight curve in my penis when erect. For those of you who aren't familiar with this, this is how Peyronie's can present itself. I really couldn't believe this was happening to me.</p><p></p><p>Sex remained painful and became sort of a hurried activity - we'd have to hurry up and get it over with very quickly before my erection went away. Which was awkward and not very satisfying for either of us. Eventually it would get to the point where I just couldn't achieve penetration at all. I would get an erection, it would hurt (and have a slight upward curve to it that was never there before) and I would lose it within a minute or so. Venous leakage. I saw my GP and a urologist and both confirmed the presence of small plaques/scar tissues and Peyronie's.</p><p></p><p>I went home and read absolutely every article I could find on this condition. Sometimes it can resolve on it's own, which didn't happen for me. Surgery was not indicated in my case - apparently it is high-risk and only indicated with more extreme curvatures. Other treatment options also seemed hit and miss. </p><p></p><p>Basically, Peyronie's is one of those mysterious things that the medical community is still trying to figure out. But I noticed a trend in several of the scholarly articles mentioning a correlation between low T and Peyronie's. I decided to get my T levels checked. They were at the low end of the normal range for a guy in his late 30s, with one outlier below normal. </p><p></p><p>I began TRT. Starting TRT was a huge decision for me and I was afraid of possible unknown long-term consquences, but eventually I came to the rationale of "screw it, I'll take the long-term risks if there is a chance that I won't have to keep living like this for the next ___ years." And long story short, after months of trying different protocols, I found one that started working for me and began having nocturnal erections again. Note that I like to call them "nocturnal erections" rather than "morning wood" because not everyone has them present when waking up, but as long as it occurs at some point during REM sleep, that is what matters. This is when healing occurs in penile tissues. Prior to TRT, I can't remember the last time I had a nocturnal erection...probably in my teens. My erectile issues began to improve with TRT alone - still far from normal, but I did notice some improvement.</p><p></p><p>Things really took a turn for the better when I added in low dose daily tadalafil, which I learned about entirely as a result of hanging out on this forum. EM truly is an amazing resource. A dialed in TRT protocol + low dose daily tadalafil has effectively cured my Peyronie's at this point. I'm sure there are other ways that TRT can positively effect penile tissues, but I feel like the return of nocturnal erections aided by the improved blood flow with the tadalafil is what brought about the healing. I can now have pain-free, lasting erections again and any curvature has been reduced to the point that it is undetectable. I'm probably not 100% back to normal and may never be, but I can't begin to tell you how dramatic this improvement has been. This time last year I was wondering if my wife and I could ever have a normal sex life again - it was extremely stressful, despite how supportive my wife was at every step. Now we do. I'm convinced that TRT + low dose daily tadalafil made that possible.</p><p></p><p>EDITED TO ADD: Note that my E2 on what so far have been my most successful protocols has been high out of range in the upper 40s. I haven't had E2 in the normal range since beginning TRT.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="S1W, post: 115070, member: 16947"] Reading through this thread about TRT and libido/sex, I figured this is a good place to share this story about my experience in that area with TRT. So here's a little personal anecdote that for me, is huge. TRT + low dose daily tadalafil has been nothing short of life changing for me in terms of sex. A few years ago, I injured my penis during sex. I was half in the mood, and therefore was half hard. Something didn't feel right. The next time I got an erection, it hurt. I figured "huh, that's kinda weird, but it'll probably go away". But it didn't. Erections continued to be painful and began to be very short-lived. It was like I would get an erection, it would be intensely painful, and it would quickly go away. Sex was becoming more difficult because of all of this, and I began to notice a slight curve in my penis when erect. For those of you who aren't familiar with this, this is how Peyronie's can present itself. I really couldn't believe this was happening to me. Sex remained painful and became sort of a hurried activity - we'd have to hurry up and get it over with very quickly before my erection went away. Which was awkward and not very satisfying for either of us. Eventually it would get to the point where I just couldn't achieve penetration at all. I would get an erection, it would hurt (and have a slight upward curve to it that was never there before) and I would lose it within a minute or so. Venous leakage. I saw my GP and a urologist and both confirmed the presence of small plaques/scar tissues and Peyronie's. I went home and read absolutely every article I could find on this condition. Sometimes it can resolve on it's own, which didn't happen for me. Surgery was not indicated in my case - apparently it is high-risk and only indicated with more extreme curvatures. Other treatment options also seemed hit and miss. Basically, Peyronie's is one of those mysterious things that the medical community is still trying to figure out. But I noticed a trend in several of the scholarly articles mentioning a correlation between low T and Peyronie's. I decided to get my T levels checked. They were at the low end of the normal range for a guy in his late 30s, with one outlier below normal. I began TRT. Starting TRT was a huge decision for me and I was afraid of possible unknown long-term consquences, but eventually I came to the rationale of "screw it, I'll take the long-term risks if there is a chance that I won't have to keep living like this for the next ___ years." And long story short, after months of trying different protocols, I found one that started working for me and began having nocturnal erections again. Note that I like to call them "nocturnal erections" rather than "morning wood" because not everyone has them present when waking up, but as long as it occurs at some point during REM sleep, that is what matters. This is when healing occurs in penile tissues. Prior to TRT, I can't remember the last time I had a nocturnal erection...probably in my teens. My erectile issues began to improve with TRT alone - still far from normal, but I did notice some improvement. Things really took a turn for the better when I added in low dose daily tadalafil, which I learned about entirely as a result of hanging out on this forum. EM truly is an amazing resource. A dialed in TRT protocol + low dose daily tadalafil has effectively cured my Peyronie's at this point. I'm sure there are other ways that TRT can positively effect penile tissues, but I feel like the return of nocturnal erections aided by the improved blood flow with the tadalafil is what brought about the healing. I can now have pain-free, lasting erections again and any curvature has been reduced to the point that it is undetectable. I'm probably not 100% back to normal and may never be, but I can't begin to tell you how dramatic this improvement has been. This time last year I was wondering if my wife and I could ever have a normal sex life again - it was extremely stressful, despite how supportive my wife was at every step. Now we do. I'm convinced that TRT + low dose daily tadalafil made that possible. EDITED TO ADD: Note that my E2 on what so far have been my most successful protocols has been high out of range in the upper 40s. I haven't had E2 in the normal range since beginning TRT. [/QUOTE]
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